How Do You Say No?
By Emily Ford Have you ever found yourself thinking: “I know I said yes to this, but now I wish I’d said no. That’s what I... Read More
So you want to write about libraries?
By Brett Bonfield In the Library with the Lead Pipe is a little over a year old now. We published our first article on October 8,... Read More
Not Just Another Pretty Picture
Not just another pretty picture By Hilary Davis Introduction I’m a slave to spreadsheets. Trying to decide between a stacked column bar chart and a 3-D... Read More
[RE]Boot Camp: Share Some. Learn More. Teach Better.
By Ellie Collier Setting the Stage Last fall, as a part of the Texas Library Association’s “Transforming” initiative, my library held its own transforming retreat. Austin... Read More
Learning to teach through video
By Kim Leeder It’s a truth so many of us keep in the dark corners of our lives as instruction librarians: we were never taught to... Read More
An Inflection Point for American Public Libraries
In the Library with the Lead Pipe is pleased to welcome another guest author, Jean Costello! Jean is a technical project manager for a prominent... Read More
Why isn’t a picture worth a thousand words?
In the Library with the Lead Pipe is pleased to welcome another guest author, Kristine Alpi! Kris is the Director of the William Rand Kenan,... Read More
Outreach is (un)Dead.
By Emily Ford Outreach is dead. It’s time we put its body in a coffin, say our collective prayers and move on. You see, for most... Read More
Sense of self: Embracing your teacher identity
Welcome to another guest post at ItLwtLP. This time we bring you thoughts from Carrie Donovan, an instruction librarian at Indiana University Bloomington. Enjoy! By Carrie... Read More
We’re Gonna Geek This Mother Out
By Ross Singer I am not much of a book reader. I have a home computer. It has a working internet connection. Any interest I have... Read More